Amitabh Bachchan is the highest tax-paying celebrity in India for the financial year 2024-25, having paid ₹120 crore in taxes on reported earnings of ₹350 crore. He surpassed previous top taxpayer Shah Rukh Khan, who paid ₹92 crore in FY 2023-24, according to Instagram reports.
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan earned Rs 350 crore during the 2024-25 financial year, of which he paid Rs 120 crore as income tax, reports have revealed. This makes Big B the highest tax-paying celebrity in India.
Maximum marginal rate is the highest rate of tax at any income level. This means for those with incomes between Rs 2 crore and Rs 5 crore, 39% will be the highest applicable tax rate, and for those with incomes above Rs 5 crore, it will be 42.74% — the highest tax rate since 1992.
Who was the Highest Individual Taxpayer in India in 2021? In FY22, the highest individual taxpayers were led by Mukesh Ambani, who paid Rs. 2,300 crore in taxes, followed by Ratan Tata with Rs. 2,000 crore.
Kareena Kapoor Khan has become the highest tax paying female celebrity of India for the year 2024. As per a recent list, with Rs 20 crore, the actor is on the top of the list, followed by Kiara Advani in the second spot with Rs 12 crore tax. Katrina Kaif took the third spot in the list with Rs 11 crore tax paid.
Amitabh Bachchan has become India's highest tax- paying celebrity for FY 2024-25, surpassing Shah Rukh Khan and Thalapathy Vijay. As per reports, Big B paid a whopping ₹120 crore in taxes—marking a 69% increase from last year. 📈
Shah Rukh Khan, Thalapathy Vijay, Salman Khan, Virat Kohli and many others also pay huge amounts every year. These numbers come from public reports and estimates, but they clearly show how big the earnings of Indian superstars really are.
High-Income Taxpayers Paid the Majority of Federal Income Taxes. In 2022, the bottom half of taxpayers earned 11.5 percent of total AGI and paid 3 percent of all federal individual income taxes. The top 1 percent earned 22.4 percent of total AGI and paid 40.4 percent of all federal income taxes.
In her 2025 Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shared big news. Under the new regime, if you earn up to Rs 12 lakh, you will not have to pay any income tax. Salaried taxpayers get an extra benefit too. The standard deduction, which was Rs 50,000 before, has now gone up to Rs 75,000 for the new regime.
According to government reports, while over 7 crore people file tax returns, only a fraction of them actually pay taxes because many fall below the taxable income threshold or use deductions to reduce liability.
Allu Arjun reportedly became India's highest-paid actor by securing a ₹300 crore salary for his role in Pushpa 2: The Rule, surpassing other top earners like Shah Rukh Khan and Vijay Thalapathy. This significant fee reflects his skyrocketing stardom after the massive success of Pushpa: The Rise, making him the top-earning Indian actor as of late 2024.
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There isn't one single "No. 1" celebrity, as rankings vary by metric (brand value, popularity, earnings), but Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) consistently ranks at the top for film power, popularity, and brand value, alongside cricketer Virat Kohli, who leads in brand value and social media following, with other top contenders including actors like Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, and Akshay Kumar, and cricketers like MS Dhoni.
Examples of income that are not taxable in India include agricultural income, gifts and inheritances, interest on EPF and PPF, scholarships and awards, life insurance proceeds, leave encashment, gratuity, Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG), and interest on tax-free bonds.
Adani — India's 2nd richest man figures no where among top 10 Tax Paying Companies or Individuals.
The number 269 referred to Virat's cap number as he was the 269th player to represent India in Tests.
Top 5 Tax Payers: 1️⃣ Amitabh Bachchan: ₹120 Cr. 2️⃣ Shah Rukh Khan: ₹92 Cr. 3️⃣ Vijay Thalapathy: ₹80 Cr.
In 2021, Elon Musk set a record by paying an estimated $10–11 billion in taxes—the largest single-year tax payment ever made by an individual. The staggering bill came after he exercised about 23 million Tesla stock options awarded back in 2012 that were nearing expiration.
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